Read any critic long enough and you’ll notice that they have certain hobby horses. They will tell you over and over again about how various movies fail or succeed at something that they find particularly interesting, or regularly return to… Read More ›
Allison Janney
Movie Review: “Ma” (2019)
There are people who will suggest that “Ma,” the Octavia Spencer-starring, Tate Taylor-directed pseudo-thriller film falls into the category of “so bad it’s good.” This critic vehemently disagrees. It is, instead, just plain bad. The tale focuses on Sue Ann, an adult… Read More ›
In Which my Eyes are Dilated and I Watch “I, Tonya”
Yesterday I went to the eye doctor (no, mom, nothing is wrong, just a regular old eye exam and, yes, mom, everything was fine). Naturally, the eye doctor dilated my pupils and thereby made it exceptionally difficult for me to… Read More ›
Movie Review: “I, Tonya”
It was impossible to miss the coverage of the Tonya Harding-Nancy Kerrigan story back in 1994. It was impossible to miss Harding’s complaints about her laces during the Olympic Games later that winter. Of course, the events that get into… Read More ›